Starting this because I didn't want to hijack the really interesting thread about dogs annoying other dogs...
My question is by about what age should I expect my pup to have "mature good doggy manners" by?
I have a 14 month old Cavalier who is dog OBSESSED! (He has had a lot of socialisation in supervised environments and we're out and about a lot). He normally stops dead when he sees another dog and usually (but not always) will not try and approach them until they have approached him (so he's still a little bit uncertain I think). He's very submissive and not remotely aggressive but I think can be pretty annoying to other dogs with his over friendliness once a connection has been established.
So basically he's still working on his doggy social skills.
We've had some sessions with a trainer and she's not worried about him having any issues. So basically I'm just wondering what age should I expect him to be more chilled and have really good doggy manners around other dogs and when i should start to get more behavioural advice?
(and in terms of him annoying other dogs I always have him on a lead - 10 m training lead when we're in "off lead" areas which I can easily pull in - so I don't let him approach other dogs unless I make sure that it's okay!!!)
Thanks!